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LISTENING EXERCISE 1

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You will hear three different extracts. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, В or C) which
fits best according to what you hear. There are two questions for each extract.

Extract One

You hear a trainee teacher called Susanna talking to her tutor.

1. What point does the tutor make about a teacher’s attitude?

A A good teacher can put any subject across effectively.

B Students will pick up on a teacher’s commitment.

C There’s little point in a teacher trying to fake passion for a subject.

2. What is Susanna doing?

A complaining about her students’ lack of enthusiasm

B proposing ways of making her subject more appealing

C asking for ideas about exercises her students could do

Extract Two

You hear a student called Sam telling his friend Ella about a concert he’s been to.

3. Sam is trying to

A suggest how the visual impact could have been improved.

B challenge Ella’s preconceptions about the music.

C persuade Ella to go to a similar one in the future.

4. In Sam’s opinion, what makes the performer stand out?

A the influence her academic background has on her music

B the instinctive way she responds to her audience

C the high level of stage presence she displays

Extract Three

You hear a woman telling her friend about new policies adopted by her company.

5. Staff have been planting trees in order to

A promote a desirable image.

B encourage a spirit of mutual co-operation.

C compensate for environmental damage.

6. The company was surprised that its remote working initiative resulted in

A more appreciative customers.

B a better standard of new recruits.

C a more motivated workforce.

2.

You will hear a scientist called Jim Weller giving a talk about some robots he has created and
how they function like insects called termites. For questions 7-14, complete the sentences with
a word or short phrase.

Robots Like Termites

Jim says termites differ from bees in that a 7________ is not responsible for organising their
building work.

Jim uses the word 8________ to refer to the group of robots he’s created to function as
independent units.

Jim observed termites depositing partially consumed 9________ in shared habitats, which
activated a response from other termites.

Jim states that the robots receive 10________ to help them correct any errors they make.

Jim got a single robot to finish the construction of a 11________ when publicly demonstrating
how simple structure building is performed.

Jim predicts that his robots will soon be able to move 12________ into position to help people
cope with the threat of floods.

Jim compares both termites and his robots to brain cells, in that they all create a superior form
of 13________.
A group of Turkish researchers has observed Jim’s work in the hope of coming up with a
14________ they can learn from.

3.

You will hear an interview in which a historian called Mark Connor and a writer called Judith
Monroe are talking about the history of the underground railway in London. For questions 15-
20, choose the answer (А, В, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear.

15 Mark says that the problems which led to the creation of the railway

A resulted from poor urban planning.

B were similar to those we have today.

C typified the thinking of their age.

D only had one possible solution.

16 Judith believes that the engineering methods used to make the first tunnel

A worked surprisingly quickly.

B were too basic to be efficient.

C caused a minimum amount of disruption.

D resulted in the loss of too many homes.

17 How does Mark feel about the public reaction when the first underground line opened?

A disappointed by their reluctance to go underground

B struck by their willingness to tolerate lengthy journeys

C amused by their unfounded fears

D impressed by their general enthusiasm

18 Judith and Mark both say that, during the early years of its construction, the railway

A created many jobs for people.

B had a big influence on urban development.

C inspired imitators all over the world.

D made national heroes of its developers.

19 Judith compares certain underground stations to a classic film in that

A they are designed in the style of a particular era.

B they give a feeling of being in a cinema.

C they are a product of the same creative vision.

D they give a similar sense of size and excitement.

20 What does Mark think about the railway map?

A It has come to represent the city.

B It can confuse people unfamiliar with its format.

C It encourages people to use the underground.

D It is well designed for something so inexpensive.